being the last of the private clan battles fought between Scottish clans. However, that is perhaps inaccurate as the Mackintoshes had official government support for their actions against the Macdonalds, and their army was in part made up of government troops from an Independent Highland Company under Mackenzie of Suddie. That would therefore leave the Battle of Altimarlach, fought in 1680 between the Campbells and Sinclairs, as the last true clan battle. In the latter half of the 17th century, clans would commit themselves to violence only with official sanction from the crown and thus Mackintosh had moved against MacDonald of Keppoch only because the crown recognized the validity of his claim but had also actively intervened on his behalf by supplying him with troops. References External links Maol Ruadh Mulroy History of the Scottish Highlands Clan Donald Clan MacDonald of Keppoch 1688 in Scotland Mulroy Mulroy